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Nebraska Stories: The Joke's on Norfolk, Episode 406

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May 12, 2013

THE JOKE'S ON NORFOLK. Every year comedians from across the country compete to win cash prizes at the Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk. Comedian Louie Anderson hosts the 2012 festival in Johnny Carson's hometown of Norfolk.

THE QUIET POWER OF DANELLE SMITH. Danelle Smith has carved out an amazing career as an attorney against seemingly impossible odds. A member of the Winnebago tribe, she's living proof that you don't have to leave home to find success.

THE ARTIST'S WIFE. She supported the career of her husband, illustrator Reynold Brown, while raising their eight children. Then it was her turn. Inspired by the Northwest Nebraska landscape, Mary Tejada Brown continues to paint as her vision dims.

PORTRAIT OF A PHOTGRAPHER. Nia Karmann lives with spina bifida, but that doesn't keep her from pursuing photography as an art and profession. On assignment at a Council Bluffs, Iowa fire station, she uses a wheelchair and crutches to set up for just the right photograph.